President Obama Makes Two Immediate References to What He Sees As Bush-Cheney Policy Failures

Whine, whine, whine – that’s the modus operandi of the ‘most powerful man in the world.’

When does BlameBush(TM) stop? I know Obama expected to not have to work, since all he needed to get elected was no experience and a flashy smile, but sorry Mr. President. Being President means more than throwing parties, jamming a socialist agenda down our throats, and inviting celebrities to the White House.

.. let me get a photo with you now, then I can get one with you in your coffin

GALLUP: Obama Approval on Afghanistan at 35%…

Breaking news::::: President Obama REFUSES to identify 911 hijackers as TERRORIST

Obama sounds like a whiney adolescent. He asked for the job so quit *itching about it already.

Blame Bush, dither dither dither, Blame Bush.
That’s Obama’s first 10 months in a nutshell.

I can’t believe these comments. You mean to tell me we weren’t distracted by Iraq? Do you mean we had enough troups in Afghanistan on Jan. 20? The president has to try to rally the public to a war the started EIGHT YEARS AGO! All public opinion polls show the public is tired of Afghanistan. Yes he does have to give a broad recap of why we’re there and why we have to fight this fight. If anyone needs to stop whining it’s his critics like ‘light footprint’ Cheney. Do want the troops sent or don’t you?

“Suck it up Mr. President, if it were easy we would have any ole fool doing your job”
I don’t think everybody who voted for John McCain thinks being President is easy.

Did I see several “future Officers” sleeping during their Commander-in-Chief’s speach? When I went through Basic training, the worst thing a new soldier could do was fall asleep during a class. What is going on at West Point?

“President Obama made two immediate references to what he sees as Bush-Cheney failures”
You’re reaching pretty hard here to make a headline. During the campaign Obama AND McCain made many full on direct attacks on Bush failures. Bute the comments of Obama’s you cited are hardly attacks until you provide intrepretation that requires that context; and McCain would likely have made similar attacks.
And when Obama said, “while we have achieved hard-earned milestones in Iraq,” he is making an “attack” (by your definition) on himself and his well publicized opposition to the surge. Obama isn’t flinging mud and attacking, we saw how his shop looks like when they do that during the campaign. Here he is laying out his rational argument with supporting evidence, and yeah – ‘these policies were wrong, failed utterly and therefore need to change’ is important supporting evidence.
Bush’s neglect of Afghanistan was wrong and Obama’s blanket opposition to the surge in Iraq was also wrong, therefore we shouldn’t repeat them.

The little boys in men size shoes screwed this war up, and left it and a Strategy to the “other guy”. Tonight, I saw a President that spoke to the World as an Adult. Not a weakling bully, but a leader. He is cleaning up the Mess left by fools. Tammy…you are defending an inept past President and you can’t spell his name. Since when have you began to follow politics or even cared about America? I know, when Mr. Obama was elected President. Ask yourself why, I already know. And “childish” doesn’t equate to NOT looking like the rest.

Jake, the policies were a failure….look around everyday! Dah!!

Hindsight is 20/20 isn’t it? And what may have seemed like a good plan years ago might look awful today. No doubt any job worth doing is usually hard and no one is correct all the time. So Bush screwed up, according to the President. He may have but is it really necessary to bring the point up? Couldn’t we all say look Mr. president, you said the stimulus would keep unemployment under 8%. It didn’t. You missed the mark by a few million. While we may comment about it no one else is embarrasing him by publicly pointing it out. So again I say suck it up, be a man and be a leader and be a President for all the people.
And please! Stop allowing the dregs of society stumble around uninvited at your cocktail parties. It makes the country look bad.

To quote John Kerry: “Mr. President how can you ask somebody to be the last man to die for a mistake?”
My how the opinions of the left have changed in some 30+ years later.
“We marched right in, we can march right out… Just come home”. If you don’t know who said this, you should look it up.

Blaming Mr. Bush and Mr. Cheney accomplishes nothing to the work to be done, and added nothing to his speech.
Time to quit blaming others and deal with the situation as it is today. Every president inherits problems from his predecessors. He is starting to find out that criticizing a president is a lot easier than being one, but still he spends time criticizing. Man up Mr. Obama!

“And please! Stop allowing the dregs of society stumble around uninvited at your cocktail parties. It makes the country look bad.”
Surely Obama doesn’t have any need to take unsolicited advice from somebody who thinks a state dinner for important foreign dignitaries is a ‘cocktail party’. -Talk about looking bad!

TO everyone on here that is saying that this did not start on bushs watch or whatever is being said on here. stop already. To the people on here that think that Pres Obama does not know that this is his war. Stop. He is sadly aware that he inherited this war because your pal ( the ones that just love idiot boy and his idiot posse) did not finish the job they just decided to start a new one in Iraq. I am a military wife and I have like many other families and troops that have paid the price for not getting the Afghan problem under control. We are tired just as much as the rest of you all.If not alot more. You all who love idiot boy just don’t want to admit it that he (bush failed to get Bin Laden ) so I guess he did not do his job either!!! Hey this is to skip, When you say ole fool, I guess you mean any old republican like McCain right!!! I don’t like this as much as the rest of you.

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty. -JFK
I was stuck with this mess so I’ll do the minimum to save face hoping I don’t get stuck with a defeat. We can’t really afford this since I’ve already spent us into oblivion with the stimulus and plan to double down with health care, but I’ll still sent in 30k or so, just to satisfy the critics for the time being. Oh well… (paraphrase of Mr Obama, 12/1/2009)

“A year ago we were all in a panic with Bush/Cheney policies leaving our economic system teetering on the edge of collapse. Obama saved our economic system. Never forget that.”
I’ve never laughed harder in my life! LOL! Is this why the “Obama admin approved” unemployment rate is over 10%? He promised with his stimulus it would never get over 9%. Never forget that.
He said the Iraq surge would never work. Now he’s copying Bush/Cheney surge strategy in Afgan. Never forget that.
This one term prez has approval numbers dropping faster than a stone. What goes up must come down. Never forget that.

Do anyone remembers the “Bush Doctrine?” His “doctrine” was to go to war to prevent a “threat”, be it real or not…..and President Obama is left with a war that is REAL.

I totally agree with this. I think this entire article is just meant to put us at each other’s throats at a time when we should be able to come together and support our troops
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Is it just me or does Jake Tapper seldom fail to go for the cheap shot?
Raise your standards Jake.

If you let a bully come in your front yard, he’ll be on your porch the next day and the day after that he’ll rape your wife in your own bed. – LBJ
We will try to get the lower level Taliban to come over to our side… -BHO

The idealistic all-out phrasing of war goals by Churchill and JFK is finally being replaced by prudent realistic, measured, attainable war goals by Obama. This new approach to political expression of war goals is historically significant.

Obama had an additional prompter that actually let him look the American people in the eye.
But only for a few seconds out of his whole speech/lecture.
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p.s. – if ‘eye contact’ is so crucial to you, watch any of the President’s weekly addresses on the White House web site.

Obama cannot give one speech without whining about how tough he has it, without bragging about how much he has done for our pitiful country, and without blaming Bush.

…being replaced by prudent realistic, measured, attainable war goals by Obama…
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Ok but lets’ not expect anyone to fight and die or be maimed for prudent, realistic, measured goals. Who wants to be the last guy killed before our withdrawal in 2011?
Either fight to win, or get out now.

The idealistic all-out phrasing of war goals by Churchill and JFK is finally being replaced by prudent realistic, measured, attainable war goals by Obama. This new approach to political expression of war goals is historically significant.
Posted by: supportourpresident | Dec 1, 2009 10:52:00 PM
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I agree. Great response to Terry and his ilk.
It wasn’t a soaring, saber rattling, cowboy or chest thumping speech. It was sober and pragmatic.
He spoke directly to the military, giving them a clear mission and time frame. He recognized them for being responsible for the security of the globe, and he assured them that he hadn’t made a decision rashly.
He spoke directly to Karzai– no blank check.
He spoke directly to the Afghan people– help us help you and we’re not in it for occupation.
He spoke to the world– I’m not saber rattling but you owe us a thank you.
He spoke to our allies– we’re not in it alone; others have sacrificed much as well, and your security and assistance is vital to us.
He spoke to the left– this isn’t Viet Nam, and this IS a national security issue.
He spoke to the perpetual war complex– sorry guys, no can do. This isn’t about nation building and war profiteering. Get over it, and tell Cheney to stuff it.(Okay, I made up the part about Cheney, but I do wish he’d stuff it.)
He spoke to the American people– I know the economy is important and that we have issues here at home. I haven’t forgotten.
We’re not in a war in which there will be a clear victory– it’s a war against terrorists. He talked about that.
It was a good speech. Appropriate to the type of war we’re in– where victory is hard to define.
My hope and prayer is that by the end of the president’s term, KSM has been successfully prosecuted and sentenced in a civilian court of law, Gitmo has been closed, the military has delivered a more stable Afghanistan and the capture or death of bin Laden, and the troops can all come home to a country where the fundamentals of the economy are REALLY strong again, or well on their way and jobs are aplenty particularly green jobs that help lead globally in that sector.
Of course, those on the right would STILL complain ….

You didn’t “inherit” this situation, you ASKED to have it as YOURS to resolve.
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Yes he wanted -and wants – the job, and yes . .. he did inherit a mess economically and in the case of Afghanistan – in war.
We all know Afghanistan was put on the back burner by Cheney and Bush (in favor of attacking Iraq) – and that for 7 years the Taliban and al Qaeda regrouped and got stronger.

Bring them HOME!!! You were (s)elected to END the war, NOT escalate it!!!

Jake, what is your point? Seriously, what are you trying to say? Let’s be honest here: Bush was, and always will be an idiot. Cheney was, and always will be a deranged demon. Give President Obama a chance already. He’s been in office for less than a year. Your type didn’t want us to judge Bush until 30 years out of office. How can you judge Obama now? Keep playing up to your dumb right wing base, the rest of us aren’t buying it. We read, not just look at the pictures!

god I must be on the huffington post site

Russia tried that, gee now HOW did that work out for them. Oh yeah, broke, balkanized and defeated… Welcome to the new Amerika!
All of our troops are overseas, our borders aren’t even secure, and we are indebited to foreign nations… If that isn’t a recipe for invasion I don’t know what is. Oh right, China is already buying property in the USA (the Presido in SF), and what they don’t have the United Nations already does… Ever go to a National Park these days… Why is it listed as a “UN Biosphere Project”? Who gave away our national parks and resources over to the United Nations.
Do you read about how the IMF enslaves the third world in debt by giving them loans with the resources as collateral? What has impoverished the third world, is being unleashed by not only this President, but the ones preceding him. Are you sure you still live in “America”, you may want to read the fine print.
Want to save the country, bring the troops home, protect OUR lands, and invest all of that military pork and waste (you know the defective Halliburton showers that electrocute our own men and women, and force them to bathe in Untreated human waste!) back HERE in the USA! Too much too ask you say? Then WHY are you complaining???

Chris Matthews of MSNBC felt West Point was the wrong venue for President Obama’s speech on the War in Afghanistan: “I saw if not resentment, skepticism. I didn’t see a lot of warmth in that crowd out there, uh, the president chose to address tonight. And I think that is interesting. He went to maybe the enemy camp tonight to make his case.”
You really can’t make this stuff up.
Liberalism is a mental disorder.

The last time I checked Obama volunteered for the job of President and begged Americans to give him the job. Sorry pal… you have to actually BE PRESIDENT when you are elected. Stop blaming the previous guy and do your job. Oh…I forgot…maybe this job isn’t his pay grade.

Thank God that Obama was elected. Can you imagine if we had mccain and palin making these decisions. God Bless you President Obama, we’re with you.

Obama is such a Monday Morning Quarterback on the war on terrorism (if he even acknowledges such a war…).
It’s HIS war now, and we’ll see just how much better this community warrio…er, organizer can oversee combat operations.

Jake is a Democrat, genius. He also happens to be a true journalist.
Posted by: Jenn | Dec 2, 2009 7:11:01 AM
Actually, imho, he used to be a “true journalist” now he’s WH press corps for MSM– and they’re usually not as good as those who do true investigative journalism– no time really from what I can tell. He’s lost some of his mojo, though that might be the job.
This post and headline is red meat for a certain ilk– it doesn’t provide substance pertaining to putting the squeeze on Pakistan, or any of the important stuff.
However, he is MUCH better than Tweety, no doubt.
I wish people wouldn’t try to hang Tweety on the liberals. I, for one, can’t stand him. And he’s not a “liberal.” He’s a jerk. A total hack.

Talk about living in the past…what right does Cheney have to condemn the president on any decision. He and his cohorts got us into a war we did not need (Iraq) with lies and misconceptions and they did not pay for it either. The sent soldiers to Afghanistan where the really bad guys are and for got about them giving little or not support financially or with weapons which were not defective. This president did the right thing by giving a pull out date. Of course it is conditional on conditions on the ground but he let them know that if they do not help themselves, our time and money is over. Good for you President Obama. I say Obama has a strong backbone…he said he is closing Guantanomo and he will, he is fighting for health care which is badly needed when no other president since Clinton would, and he is laying down the law in Afghanistan. We will never win this war and that is not our objective. The objective is to get them to have a system where they can be self productive and possibly be an ally. Education is the key here and that will bring knowledge that we are not their enemy. Schools are finally starting to flourish and hopefully other things will succeed and this country will be on its own soon.

We just can not leave.If we pull out now the Taliban will crucify every female in Afghanistan. We must leave the Afghan people with a chance to survive and grow. The US liberated Europe and Asia from tyranny and oppression. That is who we are. Liberators for freedom. Like it or not.I don’t care if you are a Republican, Democrat, or any other party we must stand together on this. We invaded Iraq because of weapons of mass destruction. We didn’t find them and then our reasoning in Iraq took a change to helping the people of Iraq to rebuild itself. It will take years for Iraq to rebuild itself but we are giving them help to do that. Our original goal in Afghanistan was to destroy the people who attack us. It did not happen. So now we must change our goal to helping the Afghan people. Just like Bush had to change and decided to help Iraq. We can not abandon these two countries. If we do then all those lives that were sacrificed were for nothing. I hate war but hate the idea of cutting and run more, especially because we created a lot of this mess. Our country is a mess because of the lack of accountability. But in the end it is our fault because we were asleep at the helm. Everything that is happening to us is a wake up call that we need to get off our behinds to do something for our country instead of complaining. During WWII my grandmother helped built warships to beat Hitler and his kind. We need to step up to stop the new Hitler of our times and that is extremism.

As opposed to electing legal aid attorneys who are inexperienced in both the business world and the military who try to run the country like some kind of community organizing project?
Yeah, right.

Oh Yeah,
You’re babbling again….. you may want to try rebuttals that use facts, rather than relying on stream of consciousness gibberish. It’s not working for you.

Posted by: just saying |
still can’t admit the catastrophic failures of Bush/Cheney can you?.. that’s OK, the facts speak for themselves and are there for all to see..
report to the nearest secret FEMA camp for ‘re-education’…

He should be taking responsibility for current conditions,
Posted by: just saying
your implication is that Obama somehow caused conditions in America today, which is obviously wrong and foolish , why do you want to give give Bush a free pass on responsibility for 8 years of republican policy that didn’t work?

no business or military experience that would give him some kind of credibility as a leader.
Posted by: Not laughing with you
Bush’s ‘military experience’ .. did what?
1 unfinished war, abandoned troops,
1 mistaken war based on lies
Bush’s ‘business experience’? his family and Saudis sponsored him, did nothing on his own.
left America in a great place didn’t he?
credibility by republicans ? a joke

Oh Yeah,
Let’s See…..
Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Charlie Rangel,..etc
They just playing with themselves as the economy imploded right?…Nothing those buffoons did could possibly have anything to do with what happened, could it…..

it was the democrats who were in charge of the legislative branch for several years at the end of the Bush Admin.
Posted by: just saying
again, Bush is responsible for nothing?..Dems came in 2007….. the Dems were able to negate all of Bush policies,? and that Bush stopped his own polices? false…..
no one has to ‘try’ to point out the ineffectiveness and failures of Bush… it’s right in front of your nose if you care to look..
it’s curious that you think all was great from 2001 – 2008, no problems whatsoever right?
guess you also believe Dana Perino when she said there were no terrorist attacks on America during Bush’s term.. or Cheney saying Afghanistan was fine when they left office…
you folks can continue to try to re-write recent history, but America knows better
in case you missed it, from 2006 on, republican ‘leadership’ has been voted out of office..
mission accomplished

“Yeah, so we now we elected a wimp whose sole purpose is to run around the world appologizing for the USA”
Unless you’re claiming the USA never makes mistakes, being honest about them shows strength and garners respect. It’s foolish to expect others to receive our criticism without being willing to accept some ourselves. Bush-style ignorant saber-rattling is a waste of time.

Yeah, I feel “safer”!
Posted by: Mike_C | Dec 2, 2009 2:58:44 PM
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You should feel at least as safe as under the previous administration.
1) North Korea completed and tested their first nuclear weapon on George Bush’s watch,
2) Iran developed their secret nuclear facility on George Bush’s watch (the facility was just exposed under Obama administration),
3) The Bush administration dithered for 7 years on Afghanistan allowing the Taliban and al Qaeda to regroup and become stronger . ..
From where I sit, we’re all WAY ahead with this new administration.

Mike C,
You are trying to argue facts with someone who does not have anything factual to contribute to the discussion and who delusionally and moronically is accusing you of being on par with a terrorist.
There are other forums where people have fact-based discussions. This does not appear to be one of them.
Thanks to those in your family who have died so others can be idiots.

Obama is an embarrassment.

Oh yeah,
Perhaps you need to go back in history and look at how “the world” is always asking the US to “fix” things.
From wanting our aid everytime a group of people on this planet has hard times to having us be the one carrying the big stick because we are the only ones who can.
As far as terrorists dying for their cause, I was talking about the those who are at the “foot soldier” level. If you paid any attention to how most of the groups are put together, the guys at the top of the pyramid tend not to be the ones on the streets with bombs strapped to themselves. They always seem to find others to do the actual dirty work. These “masterminds” are the ones that enhanced techniques tend to find use on. I am not one who wants to see us use those techniques on a day-in day-out basis, but also it is foolish & stupid to TELL your enemies what your not willing to do. Especially in this particular fight, we are at war with various groups and organizations, not a particular country/government or a group of countriesas in wars of the past. The rules are different, and if we are going to ask our soldiers to fight, I want them to everything at their disposal to achieve the objectives. That includes our intelligence agencies.
As I said before, YOU would run head long into a gunfight with knife!